Las Vegas finally has a professional sports franchise. Naturally, there are already odds whether the city's National Hockey League
team will win the Stanley Cup in 2017-18.

(Photo by Jen Fuller/Getty Images)

Oddsmakers at William Hill have released a prop bet at their 106 Nevada sports books, setting a +7500 money line that Las Vegas will claim the Stanley Cup in its first NHL season. A winning $100 bet on "Yes" would return a tidy $7,500 profit. The "No" line -- that Las Vegas won't win the championship -- is -15000, a prohibitive bet for sure.

General Manager George McPhee has some things working to his benefit that other expansion teams before him didn't. He should have a well-stocked expansion draft next summer from which to add talent and is guaranteed a top-six pick in the 2017 NHL Draft. McPhee will also have $54 million to spend; by comparison, the Columbus Blue Jackets had a payroll of $17 million when they began play in the NHL during the 2000-01 season.

George McPhee shakes hands with Bill Foley, majority owner of the Las Vegas NHL franchise, after being introduced as the team's general manager on July 13. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Columbus managed just 28 wins in its debut season, while the Minnesota Wild had only 25 as an expansion team that same year. The Florida Panthers had one of the quicker climbs as a new NHL team, going from 33-34-17 in their first season in 1993-94 to the Stanley Cup Final in Year three.

But for fans excited that Las Vegas finally has a place in pro sports, 75-1 odds of winning a championship seems like a novel ticket to have. Even with no players on the roster yet.

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